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  • New IVF technique delivers fresh hope

    For three years, Perth couple Kellee and Craig Butterworth faced the monthly rollercoaster of getting their hopes up that their latest IVF attempt would "take", only to be disappointed.But a single attempt to conceive a baby using revolutionary time-lapse imaging to find the healthiest embryo has finally delivered the words they wanted to hear -"you're pregnant".Mrs ...

  • Winery owner dies after bike accident

    A prominent Perth winery owner has died of health complications after a collision with a car while riding his bike in Cottesloe.Businessman Roger Hill, who bought Juniper Estate in Margaret River in 1996, reportedly died on Wednesday night in a Perth hospital, where he had been admitted after the May 12 crash.Police confirmed Mr Hill was taken to Queen Elizabeth II Hospital with chest injuries ...

  • Junaid meets Aust embassy staff

    The brother of a Perth-born man jailed in Saudi Arabia on terrorist-related offences has met with the Australian embassy in the country to find out why local authorities want to question him.Junaid Thorne has ...

  • Choir is still on song after 75 years

    When Eric Catlin joined the St Mary's Cathedral boys' choir as an alto in 1938, the younger choristers would rehearse before and after school almost every day.Mr Catlin, 85, was 11 when he became one of the original members of the choir and took up a scholarship at the Christian Brothers' College on St Georges Terrace.He said they would rehearse every morning and after school ...

  • Motorcycle crash in Chidlow

    The RAC Rescue helicopter has been sent to a motorcycle crash in Chidlow this afternoon.In a statement at 1.25pm, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services said the helicopter had been sent to the crash near Flynn Road, ...


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Devil

Devil

No doubt Devil will receive more than its share of bad press and reviews for one of two reasons (or, more likely, both). First, it was co-produced and developed from a story by M. Night Shyamalan, the first in an apparent series known as The Night Chronicles, which is more than enough ... ...

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  • Perth station closes for rail tunnel works

    The biggest service shutdown in the history of the Perth rail system will happen in July and August as part of essential works to sink the railway, the Public Transport Authority has revealed.No trains will pass through Perth Central Station during two five-day blocks from July 12 to 17 and July 31 to August 4, both of which include weekends.Commuters are being urged to car-pool, walk, cycle, ...

  • Driver killed in Cardup crash

    Major Crash investigators are investigating a crash in Cardup overnight where a man was killed.The crash happened about 1.00am this morning when the man's Holden Commodore struck a tree ...

  • Gilly to wield business willow

    Adam Gilchrist is ready to move on from wielding the willow to selling sandalwood after playing his last game.One of the world's best performed cricketers ended his playing career with the Kings XI in the Indian Premier League last weekend and is focusing his attention on family and his business interests, including Indian sandalwood plantations in northern Australia.He was in Kununurra ...

  • Road toll up after fatal Cardup crash

    Major Crash officers are investigating the fatal crash, where the man’s Holden Commodore struck a tree on Soldiers Road near Siding Road.The crash happened about 1am and the man was the only person in the vehicle.Anyone who can provide further information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Missing man ...

  • Federal switch on youth health cash

    WA's volatile relationship with Canberra has hit a new low after the Federal Government pulled out of a deal for two youth mental health facilities and gave the money to a not-for-profit group.A furious Mental Health Minister Helen Morton yesterday blasted the decision, which came after two years of work under a State-Federal agreement for two early psychosis youth centres north and south ...

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